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Research shows 90% of smartphone users look for local information on their smartphones and 86% take action such as contacting the business or making a purchase.

There are signs demand in some CBD office leasing markets will increase in 2014 despite rising vacancies last year. Australian Property Council research shows the nation’s office market vacancy rate rose in the past six …

While 2013 turned into a better year than many expected, now it’s time to ask where the market is headed in 2014. Consumer sentiment recovered from its low point in mid-2013 but retailers are still battling pressures from online sales and high rents.

Privatisation and automation are reshaping Australia’s container port market. Once the home of a cosy duopoly, Australia’s ports are set for a fight for market share for the first time in decades, with real ramifications for the freight industry and investors in transport properties.

While recent GDP numbers proved disappointing, there’s a distinct lack of gloom in the CBD office sector, with agents predicting vacancies will fall in 2014.

Victoria is leading a burst of activity in the nation’s shopping centres but it is not just shoppers who are out and about. New research shows development activity is also on the rise, with the number …

Over the past few years, the two-decade long rebound in inner urban strips has faltered while major shopping centres power ahead. Paul Thornhill takes a look at what’s driving the different outcomes. Until recently, securing …